Daily Republican., 1887-05-02

In Decemb Der, 1857. George Ohandler
came from Dare, Willingshire, England
whefe his descend ants had lived for
four centuries before him and settled In
Beaver Valley upon property which IL
now partly in New CASTLE County, Del.
and partly IN Delaware County, Pa
Part OF tho property now belongs to the
heirs nj MAfshsl Yeatman, and part OF
1t IL still in possession Of the Chandler
family. From this single family there
are supposed to be now atoat 5000 mem
bers on record, and they are scatter I'd
all over the country, North, South,
East and West.
Az 1t will be two hundred years next
December eince the original Chandler
settled IN Beaver Valley, y few of the
descendants conceived the idea of hav.
ing q grand family reunion, not In De.
cember next, as the weather at that
time would In all probability be too
cold for a large out door gathering, but
In October, when the air would still be
balmy and pleasant and the woodlands
be dressed in the vArieaated tints OF
autumn. Invitations were sent out,
ard on Saturday some forty mem bcrs
Of the Chandler family assem- bled In
DR.. Swithin Shertlidge's Academy. .,
Media, to make arrangements for the
| bi .centennial.
Amongst those present were Prof.
| Swithiu ShortlidRe, Of Media; DR..
Swithin Chandler. OF Falkland; j.
Poulson Chandler. Christians; DR.
Joseph Chandler. Centrevillt; Lilburn
Chandler, Esq Wilmington; DR.. e G.
Shortlidge, Wilmington; Josephui
Chandler, Kenneth Square; Charles
Chandler, New London; Benismis
Chandler, West Grove; A. Noblitt
Chandler, Philadelphia; DR.. William
Chandler. Philsdelphis; DR.. JOSEPH
Shortlidge, Welt Chester; DIR. Amol
Harvey, Chester; VIM Noblitt, Of tn,
Noblitt family, and Frank Taylor, o
Kennett Square.
The visitors all sat down to . sumptu
GUS dinner, after which an reorganization
was effected by calling DR.. 6withil
Chandler to the chair and the selection
Of DR.. q. g. ShortledRe secretary.
Professor Swithin O Shcrtlidge, DR.
Joseph Chandler and A. Noblitt Oman
dler were appointed u committee OF
perm Anent organisation. The commit
tee reported the following Ulcers, VIII
were unanimously accepted:
Or. Swithin Chandler OF Falkland
president; DR.. Ellwood Harvey Of Che2
ter, vice president; Joseph Shortlids
OF Concord, and DIR. K. G. shortlidas o
this city, recording 8ecretariee; Alfre,
Noblitt Chandler OF Philadelphia, 40,
Professor 8 within ShortlidRe Of Media
corresponding secretaries; and DR.. Jo
seph Chandler Of CeRtreville, treasurer
This following committees we're the
appointed:
Ga arrap gements-Jesse Chandler O
the home farm; j. Poulson Chandler
DIR. Joseph II. Chandler, Spencer Char
Ter and DR.. E. G. Shortlidge.
On Oratiors and Literary Exercise
DIR. William Chandler, Philadel phil
,, A. Noblitt Chandler, Swithin c Shor
, lidRe, DR.. Amor Harvey and Lilbur
Chandler.
Un genealogy Cope, WEI
,, Chester; Lilburn Chandler. Esq WI
,, minRtoD; A N. Chandler, Philade
phia; DIR. E. G. Shortlidge, Wilmin
ton, and Charles Chandler. New I.ol
don.
Letters were received and read froI
various members of the family from
distance, amongst which was one fro
Louisa Chandler Moultep, o New K
gland poetess, one from Joel ChARdl
Harris, editor of the Atlanta, (Ga.
Constitution and one from descendal
of Smith Chandler of Illinois. ii
grove In which the 70 union will
held contains about 80 acres and was
continuous possession Of the Chsndle
lao years. 1t Is now In possession
Jesse Chandler. Granogue station I
the Wilmington & Northern railroad
Q tho nearest station to the place. 1t
requested that all who have any old !
cords or documents relating to I
Chandler family will forward them
Gilbert Cope, chairman Of the comm
= tee on genealoRy, West Chester.